Hi, the art and atmosphere of HeadWater look great. The isometric water scene is beautiful and the idea is clever. 👏

I tested it on an Android phone (Chrome) and had trouble playing, so here is my honest feedback:

• Touch controls: I couldn’t work out how to control the game on a touchscreen. I couldn’t tell what to tap or drag, and nothing responded the way I expected. Clear touch support (or a note saying it’s desktop-only) would help a lot.
• Instructions are unclear: The hint on level 1 (“Fill FLOAT. Seal when the gate is clear. Route to BOAT to deliver.”) uses terms I couldn’t match to anything on screen. Highlighting the exact thing to tap, with an arrow or glow, would make the first level much easier to follow.
• Objects are hard to see: The gates, the float and the boat are small and blend into the scene on a phone screen, so I couldn’t identify what I was supposed to interact with. Higher contrast or outlines on interactive objects would help.
• Screen layout: On my phone in landscape the buttons at the top right are cut off (the Reset button is clipped), so part of the UI is hard to reach.

This may work fine on a computer, and I may have missed something. But since many players are on mobile, mobile support would make the game much easier to enjoy. Thank you for making it, and good luck in the jam! 🙏

Loved this! Back in the mid 90s, Sierra developed a game called Marble Drop that I played a LOT. This game, in an odd way, captures a very similar aesthetic. The colorway, graphics and puzzle-solving loop just bring back a familiar feeling which I really appreciated.

And a really neat puzzle game idea at that! I would have liked to get a bit more info about what was going to happen when each individual part was used - whether that be through a graphical preview or tooltips or something, I am not sure.

Not much else to say about it, other than that. Beautiful graphics, interesting idea, lovely game. Thank you for sharing!

Neat little game. Solid idea and even though the art isnt particulary special if you look at it closely, it does its job very well. Like the relaxing sound, bad its no extra category. Weakest part is the UI that could have been more responsive with less default looking assets ig.
Since its first review for me, ill have to find a good balance for Systems and Theme Execution. (4,3,3,4,3)